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German Values Property Group AG

Interim / Quarterly Report Aug 31, 2007

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Half-Year Report 2007

Contents

1.
Summary of key data
3
2.
Introduction
4
3.
Business performance
5
4.
Outlook
6
5.
Consolidated interim financial statements as of 30 June 2007
Consolidated balance sheet
Consolidated statement of income
Consolidated cash flow statement
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity
Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements
7
8
9
10
11
6.
Group interim management report
14
7.
Securities held by the Managing and Supervisory Boards
16
8.
Declaration by the legal representatives
17
9.
Financial calendar
18
10.Publication details 18

1. Summary of key data

2nd quarter 1. Jan. - 30. June
2007 2006 2007 2006
TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR
per booking date 3,568 3,631 8,569 8,403
total transaction value per travel date 4,390 3,646 6,533 6,335
net sales 375 312 900 756
EBITDA -595 -166 -867 -682
EBIT -601 -180 -878 -709
consolidated net gain / loss -836 -373 -1,344 83
net gain / basic -0.78 -0.22 -1.26 0.05
net loss per share (in EUR) diluted -0.26 -0.13 -0.40 0.03
operative cash flow -278 -484 -738 -1,368
number of employees as per 30. June
excl. management board
27 26 27 26

2. Introduction

Dear Shareholders, Customers, Business Associates and Employees, Ladies and Gentlemen,

positive earnings in our core business mean that we have now proven, over the course of four successive quarters, that our tour operator business is back on track again after our end-to-end restructuring, and that it is growing profitably.

We have established our subsidiary Direkt-Touristik AG on the market in a tour-de-force in just eight months. We believe that we have found truly excellent, reliable partners for our direct tour operator business in the form of Tchibo, Netto Discount and the Niedrig-Preis branches - one of EDEKA-Markt Minden-Hannover GmbH's sales channels. Of course the high investments in setting up Direkt-Touristik AG are also reflected in the figures and the necessary investments in products and marketing thus overshadow the entire pleasing positive growth in the Travel24.com's operations. The success of the new tour operator business is still hard to estimate just before the initial strategic alliances are about to go live, however we continue to believe that there will be clearly visible success this year.

The tour operator business via the travel24.com portal continues to be profitable although marketing expenses have been ramped up substantially. As a result of the excellent economic environment, we believe that this area will also once again enjoy significant revenue growth and make a positive contribution to earnings.

Yours,

Marc Maslaton Munich, August 2007 CEO Travel24.com AG

3. Business performance

Travel retail

The core business of the Travel24 Group is the sale of holidays. The portfolio covers all the major tour operators as well as over 50,000 hotels, more than 750 airlines with scheduled, charter and budget flights. Added to this are a daily selection of up to 12 million last-minute offers and the Dynamic Packaging offering. The program also includes additional offerings such as rental cars, insurance, etc. All travel services can be booked easily and comfortably online at www.travel24.com or using the tollfree booking hotline.

The buybye.de's new flight booking module "Sparmixer" went online in April. This module allows the "Kurzfristknaller" (mega last-minute offers) and also the "Frühbucherschnäppchen" (early booking special offers) offered by LTU and Air Berlin to be booked as a fly & drive package. A new feature is also the "Airline Kombi" (combined airlines), which means that all of the price advantages can be fully exploited.

Travel24.com's subsidiary Direkt-Touristik AG's sales of specific offers geared to the German market that can be individually combined got off to an excellent start. Direkt-Touristik AG successfully started its strategic alliance with the Tchibo Group and has been able to win the discount supermarket chain Netto as an additional prominent sales partner.

Internet

The look-to-book rate has increased significantly year-on-year from an average of 0.53% (0.6 million visits) to 0.58% (around 0.68 million visits). The number of page impressions from January to June totalled 7.1 million.

Marketing

The company has been able to conclude new premium certificate offers with Rheinische Post, Wohn-Center Spilger, MairDumont (Marco Polo travel guides), Sparkasse Hanau and Sparkasse Neuss thanks to its continued strategic alliance with TLC Marketing. A complete coupon book with coupons for EUR 25 to EUR 125 has been created for the insurance company MOMI.

A further key component of travel24.com's marketing activities is also its coupon activities in cooperation with well-known companies such as Panasonic. These events are well received by both contractual partners and customers alike, and also provide travel24.com with an offline presence.

Half-Year Report 2007 -5-

Investor relations

The shareholders approved all of the resolutions at the Ordinary General Meeting on 20 June 2007 in Munich's Literaturhaus with a majority of more than 99%. The AGM also endorsed the course taken by the management, and the discharge of the Managing and Supervisory Boards for the past financial year was carried by a large majority.

The Supervisory Board of Travel24.com AG continues to comprise five members: Mr. Martin Amrhein, Mr. Cristofor Henn and Alexander Graf von Gneisenau were re-elected for the period until the AGM 2010.

In the second quarter of 2007, Travel24.com AG's share capital was increased by converting a total of 30,000 convertible bonds from 2005, and now totals 1,085,745 shares.

4. Outlook

The Internet travel market is continuing to grow, and is changing constantly. Studies by PhoCusWright and Ulysses Web-Tourismus point out the growing importance of tour operators in online business. Substantially higher growth is forecast in this segment than for traditional online travel agents.

As a result, we have made massive investments in our new tour operator segment in the form of our subsidiary Direkt-Touristik AG. This expansion is already bearing fruit, and key strategic alliances have been concluded with major retail companies such as Tchibo, Netto and all of the Niedrig-Preis branches, one of EDEKA-Markt Minden-Hannover GmbH's sales channels. The combination of Internet based booking and processing with offline marketing by sales partners with an extensive reach, such as Netto-Discount, mean that we are anticipating higher sales from bookings in our tour operator business in the coming fiscal year after the introductory phase this year than our travel sales via our Internet portal. We are also enjoying increasing levels of interest from major retail chains in other European countries. Over the medium term, Direkt Touristik AG plans to establish itself as one of Europe's leading direct tour operators with its planned expansion within Europe.

In total, Travel24.com AG is forecasting a significant year-on-year increase in revenues this fiscal year - a year characterized by investment.

5. Consolidated interim financial statements as of 30 June 2007

30. June 2007 31. Dec. 2006
ASSETS TEUR TEUR
current assets
cash and cash equivalents
short-term investments / marketable securities
270 1,015
trade accounts receivable
other accounts receivable and assets
204
659
123
370
total current assets 1,133 1,508
non current assets
intangible assets 110 110
property, plant and equipment 42 48
investments 116 116
total non current assets 269 274
total assets 1,402 1,782

Consolidated balance sheet as of 30 June 2007 (IFRS)

LIABILITIES 30. June 2007 31. Dec. 2006
and
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
TEUR TEUR
current liabilities
accrued expenses 253 335
trade accounts payable 1040 478
other current liabilities 166 158
total current liabilities 1,458 971
non current liabilities
convertible bonds 6,370 5,964
total non current liabilities 6,370 5,964
shareholders' equity
share capital 1,086 1,056
additional paid-in capital 981 943
remuneration from share options 0 0
accumulated deficit -8,493 -7,152
total shareholders' equity -6,426 -5,153
total liabilities and shareholders' equity 1,402 1,782

Half-Year Report 2007 -7-

Consolidated statement of income from 1 January to 30 June (IFRS)

2nd quarter 1. January - 30. June
2007 2006 2007 2006
TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR
revenues 375 312 900 756
other operating income 57 368 118 562
personnel expenses -216 -242 -602 -522
depreciationof property, plant andequipment
and of intangible assets
-6 -13 -12 -27
other operating expenses -810 -604 -1,282 -1,478
operating loss -601 -180 -878 -709
interest income 3 3 6 1,208
interest expenses -239 -196 -472 -417
result before incometaxes -836 -373 -1,344 83
incometax 0 0 0 0
net income / loss -836 -373 -1,344 83
2nd quarter 1. January - 30. June
net loss per share 2007 2006 2007 2006
basic diluted basic diluted basic diluted basic diluted
weightedaveragenumber of shares outstanding 1,072,078 3,221,290 1,743,943 3,029,665 1,063,912 3,321,290 1,707,597 3,002,214
net loss (in TEUR) -836 -836 -373 -373 -1.344 -1.344 83 83
per share (inEUR) -0.78 -0.26 -0.22 -0.13 -1.26 -0.40 0.05 0.03
1. Jan. - 30. June
2007 2006
TEUR TEUR
net income / net loss -1,344 83
(+)
depreciation and amortization
12 27
financial result
(+)
466 381
decrease inprovisions
(-)
-82 -458
gains (-) / losses (+) on the
(+/-)
disposal of fixed assets
0 0
gains (-) / losses (+) on the
(+/-)
redemption of convertible bonds
0 -1,203
(+/-) change in net working capital 206 -214
(+)
non-cash items
5 15
net cash used in operating activities -738 -1,368
(-)
purchase of property, plant and equipment
-6 -11
proceeds from sale of equipment /
(+)
repayment of loans
0 1
net cash used in investing activities -6 -11
(+/-)
accruals from the issuance of share capital
0 793
payments on other financing instruments
(+)
0 761
disbursements for the redemptionof convertible bonds
(-)
0 0
interest received
(+)
0 0
interest paid
(-)
-1 -2
net cash provided by / used in financing activities -1 1,552
net decrease / increase in cash and cash equivalents -745 173
cashand cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,015 193
cashand cash equivalents at end of period 270 367

Consolidated cash flow statement from 1 January to 30 June

note:

in this statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as "net available cash and cashequivalents", i. e. this item comprises the cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet under current assets.

Consolidated statement of changes in equity from 1 January to 30 June

in TEUR, with the exception of figures per share

har es iss ued
number of
s
prefer enc e s hares
hare capital:
s
ordinary s hares
hare capital:
s
treasury s tock paid-in c apital
additional
from s toc k options
remuner ation
revaluation surplus net los s total
as of 31. December 2005 1,609,584 0 1,610 0 1,788 -50 0 -8,756 -5,408
capital increase for cash 150,000 150 255 405
equity cut & reverse share split 0
convertible bond warrants 319 143 462
expenses for procurement of equity * -74 -74
capital increase through conversion
of convertible bonds
issue of stock options and partial deferred
expenses for remuneration from stock options
-10 25 0
15
net gain 83 83
as of 30. June 2006 1,759,584 0 1,760 0 2,278 -25 0 -8,530 -4,517
as of 31. December 2006 1,055,745 0 1,056 0 943 0 0 -7,152 -5,153
capital increase for cash 0
equity cut & reverse share split 0
convertible bond warrants 0
expenses for procurement of equity * 0
capital increase through conversion
of convertible bonds
issue of stock options and partial deferred
30,000 30 36 66
expenses for remuneration from stock options
net loss
3 2
-1,344
5
-1.344
as of 30. June 2007
1,055,745 0 1,086 0 981 0 0 -8,493 -6,426

* expenses for equity procurement were offset to the full amount as a result of the accounting assumption that losses carried forward will not be used for fiscal purposes

Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements

Information on general accounting and valuation principles

Travel24.com AG prepared its half-yearly financial report as at 30 June 2007 using the same accounting and valuation methods as were applied in the last consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2006.

The consolidated interim financial statements and the group interim management report have neither been reviewed by auditors nor audited within the meaning of Section 317 of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code).

Group of consolidated companies

Consolidated companies Interest held
Direkt-Touristik AG, Munich 100%
Travel24 GmbH, Berlin 100%
Travel Systems AG, Munich 100%

As of the balance-sheet date the group structure was as follows:

Employees

As at 30 June 2007 Travel24.com AG had 27 employees (30 June 2006: 26), this corresponds to 15.8 FTEs on the balance sheet date (30 June 2006: 16.7; all figures excluding the Managing Board).

Segment reporting

The companies included in Travel24.com AG's consolidated financial statements were active in various business areas. The individual segments generated their income from the following activities:

  • a) Travel retail (Travel Marketing & Distribution)
  • b) Development and operation of system components for Web-based information and reservation systems (Travel Technology)
  • c) Operation and direct marketing of travel services (Direct Marketing Tour Operator)

The business activities of the Travel24 Group cover the following divisions and services and are conducted by the following companies:

Business segment Company

a) Travel Marketing & Distribution Travel24.com AG, Munich Travel retail Travel24 GmbH, Berlin

Travel Systems AG, Munich

  • b) Travel Technology Travel Systems AG, Munich Development and operation of system components for Internet-based information and reservation systems
  • b) Direct Marketing Tour Operator Direkt-Touristik AG, Munich Operation and direct marketing of travel services

Geographic segments do not exist within the Travel24.com Group, because the Group's business units operate only on a national basis.

segment presentation
per 30. June 2007
Travel Marketing
& Distribution
Travel
Technology
Direct Marketing
Tour Operator
Eliminations Travel24-
Group
TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR
revenues - trade 735 0 164 0 900
- intersegment 0 0 0 0 0
total revenues 735 0 164 0 900
operating result 94 0 -887 -86 -878
interest income 6
interest expenses -472
net loss -1,344
segment assets 1,158 0 318 -74 1,402
segment liabilities 833 0 592 -74 1,350
unassigned liabilities 108
consolidated liabilities 833 0 592 -74 1,458
capital expenditure 1 0 5 0 6
ordinary depreciation 10 0 1 0 12
segment presentation
per 30. June 2006
Travel Marketing
& Distribution
Travel
Technology
Direct Marketing
Tour Operator
Eliminations Travel24-
Group
TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR TEUR
revenues - trade 731 25 0 756
- intersegment 0 0 0 0
total revenues 731 25 0 756
operating result 448 -144 -1,013 -709
interest income 1,208
interest expenses -417
net loss 83
segment assets 2,042 116 -580 1,578
segment liabilities 900 40 -580 360
unassigned liabilities 886
consolidated liabilities 900 40 -580 1,245
capital expenditure 6 2 0 8
ordinary depreciation 20 7 0 27

6. Group interim management report

6.1 Report on net worth, financial position and results of operations

Revenues

In the first six months 2007 the retail travel revenue recorded upon receipt of bookings totalled EUR 8.6 million, up EUR 0.2 million (2.0%) from last year's level (prior-year period: EUR 8.4 million).

In the first six months of the current financial year, gross sales recorded per travel date, at EUR 6.5 million, show a decrease of EUR 0.2 million (3.1%).

Although the newly established Direct Marketing Tour Operator division only had a visible impact on consolidated revenues from the second quarter, on the whole the trend is primarily due to the pleasing revenues from the travel retail business.

Results

At an operating level, the trend observed in the first quarter continued through into the first six months: Travel retail activities recorded positive contribution margins, which covered the expenses allocated to these activities. As a result, the travel retail segment closed the first half of the year with positive EBIT.

This was offset by start-up losses in the Direct Marketing Tour Operator business, which reduced consolidated EBIT by TEUR -169 to TEUR -878 compared to the first half of 2006 (H1 2006 EBIT: TEUR -709).

It is not possible to fully compare the net loss for the period under review with the H1 2006 figure, as the net income in the first six months of 2006 as the buy-back of part of the convertible bond placed in 2003 impacted earnings in the amount of TEUR 1,203.

The substantial reduction in other operating income (TEUR 118) compared to the first six months of 2006 (TEUR 562) is primarily due to the reversal of provisions no longer required in 2006 in connection with the discontinuation of programming activities and the collection of receivables already written off and other non-period income.

The interest expenses from the convertible bonds in the amount of TEUR 471 impacted "Interest and similar expenses", which totalled TEUR 472 (H1 2006: TEUR 417). However, as already noted in prior periods, this effect did not affect liquidity.

The loss per share totalled EUR 1.26 (basic loss per share) or EUR 0.40 (diluted).

Cash and cash equivalents

The TEUR 745 reduction in liquidity in the first six months of 2007 to TEUR 270 is primarily due earnings, which were characterized by setting up and expanding direct marketing tour operator activities.

The cash and cash equivalents used in operations during the first half of the year totalled TEUR 738 and were thus down by TEUR 630 compared to the first half of 2006 (TEUR 1,368).

Notes to the balance sheet

As of 30 June 2007, total assets were down by TEUR 380 to TEUR 1,402 compared to 31 December 2006.

The downturn in cash and cash equivalents was only partially compensated by increasing the other receivables and assets.

On the equity and liabilities side, trade payables increased in the first half of 2007 by TEUR 562 to TEUR 1,040, non-current liabilities increased, after taking into the count the conversion in May of 30,000 convertible bonds placed in 2005, by carrying the non-cash interest charges totalling TEUR 405 as a liability. During the same period, equity fell as a result of losses by around TEUR 1,273.

Notes to the consolidated cash flow statement

The consolidated cash flow statement for the period under review starts with the net loss from the period under review. First of all, the net loss was adjusted for non-cash income and expenses. Then the changes in working capital were accounted for in the cash flow.

Net cash used in operating activities in the first six months of the current financial year amounted to EUR 0.7 million. The reduction in liquidity was mostly due to establishing a new division, which was initiated at the end of last year.

The cash flow from investing activities shows payments for investments in non-current assets Investing activities had no significant effect on group liquidity.

The cash flow from financing activities in the first six months only takes into account the interest paid. The conversion in May 2007 of 30,000 convertible bonds placed in July 2005 did not impact group liquidity.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise the liquid assets shown in the balance sheet.

6.2 Report on forecasts and other statement on anticipated growth

The travel retail activities grew positively during the first six months of the current financial year, and are in line with the company's internal forecasts for both revenues and earnings. As a result, it is assumed that this trend will continue in the second half of the year.

The Direct Marketing Tour Operator segment, which was implemented in the last two months of financial year 2006 also recorded strong revenue growth in the second quarter of 2007. The growth rates recorded by this segment have continued into the third quarter as a result of the further expansion of sales channels and strategic alliance partners.

As a result of the delay in setting up a nationwide sales team encountered in the first quarter of the current financial year, it was possible to shift attaining the revenue targets the company has set itself for this segment into the coming year. This delay means that the start-up expenses for this division are offset by lower contribution margins than had originally been intended, with the result that there will only be a reduction in start-up losses in the second half of the year.

6.3 Opportunity and risk report

Please refer to Note 5 of the group management report to the annual financial statements as of 31 December 2006.

6.4 Related party transactions

There were no transactions with related parties that had a material impact on the companies net worth, financial position and results of operations during the first six months of 2007.

There were no changes to related party transactions that were reported in the last consolidated financial statements.

7. Securities held by the Managing and Supervisory Boards

As of the balance sheet date 30 June 2007 the shares and options held by members of the Managing Board and of the Supervisory Board under the employee participation program were as follows:

Shares Options
Managing Board
Marc Maslaton 23,319 8,727
Philip Kohler 540 4,909
Supervisory Board
Dr. Matthias Schüppen 0
Martin Amrhein 7,981
Cristofor Henn 0
Alexander Kersting 0
Alexander Graf Gneisenau 0

As of 30 June 2007 the Company had issued a total of 466,825 stock options. The 250,000 options applying from this to the Company's executive bodies authorised them to subscribe for 13,636 shares in Travel24.com AG as per the figures provided above. The balance of 216,825 options is due to employees and executives of Travel24.com AG and its subsidiaries and authorizes these persons to subscribe to a total of 140,953 shares of Travel24.com AG upon maturity.

8. Declaration by the legal representatives

To the best of our knowledge, we declare that, according to the principles of proper consolidated interim reporting applied, the consolidated interim financial statements provide a true and fair view of the Group's net worth, financial position and results of operations, that the group interim management report presents the company's business including the results and the Group's position such as to provide a true and fair view and that the major opportunities and risks of the Group's anticipated growth for the remaining fiscal year are described.

Munich, August 2007

The Managing Board of Travel24.com AG

Philip Kohler Marc Maslaton

9. Financial calendar

31 August 2007 Publication of Half-Year Report 2007
19 November 2007 Publication of Nine-Month Report Q3 / 2007
30 April 2008 Publication of Annual Report 2007

10. Publication details

Publisher

Travel24.com AG Romanstraße 35 D-80639 Munich, Germany

German Security Code Number (WKN): A0JRWD ISIN: DE000A0JRWD1

Phone: +49 - (0)89 - 25007 1000 Fax: +49 - (0)89 - 25007 1021 www.travel24.com

Contact

Investor relations Contact person: Sabine Fey [email protected]

Toll-free 24-hour booking and service hotline 0800 - 87283524 or 0800 - travel24 [email protected]

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